The User Account Control (UAC) tool was one of Vista's most vilified features -- popping up and nagging you whenever you wanted to install or update a program -- and many users will be surprised to ...

User Account Control (UAC) helps prevent unauthorized changes. We don't recommend switching it off. Using the Control Panel leaves little room for error vs. editing ...

A change to the User Account Control (UAC) in Windows 7 to make it "less annoying" allows a simple override that renders UAC disabled without user interaction, reports Long Zheng at iStartedSomething.

Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

The blue and yellow shield is an Icon Overlay. If you wish to remove it, try our suggestions – one is sure to help you: Reinstall the application and set Compatibility Change UAC Level Use NirCMD to ...

Once universally loathed, UAC is now a very useful tool for blocking Windows security threats. Here's how to make sure you're using it appropriately. Quickly, without stopping to think about it, name ...

One of the vaunted features of Windows 7 is the updated User Account Control settings. The change being the addition of a slider and UAC grades — one grade at the Vista level of annoyance and three ...

Microsoft bloggers Long Zheng and Rafael Rivera recently unearthed two flaws in UAC, one that disables UAC in Windows 7 without any user interaction, and a second that stems from Windows being set up ...